In spite of its own compliance policies, the firm failed to get several hundred clients to sign a disclosure notice that described risks associated with inverse ETFs.

The regulator rebuked the broker for excessive trading that generated more than $666,000 in commissions and fees and resulted in $397,000 in losses.

SEC staff recommended this solution as far back as 2011.

Intense competition and the advent of the fiduciary rule are prompting financial institutions to consider making select purchases.

The self-regulator is modifying its much-maligned process, addressing transparency and arbitrator qualifications, among other concerns.

A new comment period would give the administration time to prepare for legal challenges anticipated after it puts a delay into place, one expert says.

NorthStar communications executive Chelsey Duncan said the firm embraced this concept with the addition of a digital marketing coordinator in January.

The nation's largest IBD vows to take a “proactive approach” to the fiduciary rule.

Greater transparency can help land prospects with the industry focused on the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule, experts say.

The Obama-era regulation may survive even Trump's sweeping regulatory rollback, some experts say.

Organization takes the case "to put a spotlight on a bank that may have engaged in misconduct more significant than Wells Fargo's."

The adviser used the money to fund his “lavish lifestyle,” including $1.6M for private jet services, according to authorities.

The decision landed just hours after the Department of Labor asked for the decision to be postponed while it complies with a Trump order to review the regulation.

The move is additional fallout from the president's memo to the Department of Labor to review the regulation and possibly rescind it.

"We believe they have made our overall platform more competitive," said a top executive in the LPL division that supports banks and credit unions.

Some firms reserve comment on the president's order, despite public support for the fiduciary rule in the past.

Rule supporters say they intend to continue making their case on Capitol Hill.

Firms must ensure that best interest practices are part and parcel of every investment deal.

After investing millions in new platforms and preparing thousands of advisers, executives say they've come too far to reverse course.